homemade chili

Name: Homemade Chili
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) ground chuck (or lean hamburger); 1 medium yellow onion; 1 package(s) taco seasoning mix; 2 tablespoon(s) chili powder; 46 ounce(s) tomato juice; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) pepper; 1 tablespoon(s) garlic powder; 1/4 cup(s) sugar, optional

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Becky Hallstrom

Edmond, OK

Updated on Oct 11, 2011

I remember one particular time, when I was about 6 or 7 years old, we went to Meme & Gramp’s house in Clayton (N.M.)and Meme was making this chili. After dishing it up, piping hot, she topped each bowl with a squirt of ketchup and a splash of white vinegar - a little bit of the “sweet & sour” effect. I still love to eat my chili this way.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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Ingredients

2 pounds ground chuck (or lean hamburger)
1 medium yellow onion
1 package taco seasoning mix
2 tablespoons chili powder
46 ounces tomato juice
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup sugar, optional

How To Make homemade chili

Step 1

Brown hamburger meat in a large pot, drain and return to pot.

Step 2

Dice onion and add to hamburger.
Step 3

Add taco seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to meat/onion, and stir well, cooking the seasonings into the meat.
Step 4

After cooking for about 10 minutes, add tomato juice and sugar (optional).
Step 5

Lower heat and simmer (covered) for about 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and "bubble" another 15 minutes, to allow sauce to thicken a bit.
Step 6

Cool slightly before serving - top dish with a squirt of ketchup and a 1/2 tsp of white vinegar, for a very tasty "sweet and sour" effect.
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